Maple Leafs News & Analysis

The Gavin McKenna Calder Trophy chase starts in October. He put the playoffs first — and his Penn State numbers say what kind of rookie season to expect.

Auston Matthews Hart Trophy odds put him seventh for 2026-27. After a Grade 3 MCL tear and 60 games, that ranking prices in health he hasn't shown yet.

Maple Leafs starting goalie 2026-27: Bobrovsky's $7M deal says one thing, Stolarz's .926 season says another. Why Toronto's crease is genuinely unresolved.

Maple Leafs Stanley Cup odds for 2026-27 opened at +6000, tied 19th. A breakdown of why the price collapsed and where the market may have Toronto wrong.

NHL Network's Auston Matthews centre ranking dropped him to eighth entering 2026-27. Why that is defensible, reversible, and entirely about games played.

A Maple Leafs fast start is structural this year. Toronto plays 16 games before Nov. 1 in an 84-game season that opens Sept. 29 against Montreal.

Maple Leafs playoff odds for 2026-27 sit near a coin flip despite Chayka's roster overhaul. What the models see, where they're wrong, and the real bar.